Description: in all things, eat drink, & be merry
in all things, eat drink, & be merry
Delhi (old and new) is a cacophony of sounds and smells and tastes and sights! From the moment I got off my flight at the airport, I was assaulted with an environment soooo extremely different from the one I call home. It’s why I wanted to come here- knowing it would challenge my perceptions and comfort zone – a different geography, different languages, different religions, different values, different culture, different aesthetic, different people! And I was duly reward, immediately upon arrival.
I got to my hotel ( Le Meridien , since I’m a devout Starwood girl), dropped my bags, and went for a walk toward the Rajiv Chowk metro, and Connaught Place. It’s sort of like a downtown business distract, a lot of shopping, not really my main interest to begin my adventure in india… so I hopped in a rickshaw (so fun! also a wee bit scary) and headed for Dilli Haat (supposedly 20 Rupees entry fee, and word on the street is you also get in free if you have a HOHO ticket (hop on/hop off bus), but no one as